Flagler, Henry N – Fleming, Mrs. May Agnes Early
Flagler, Henry N
oil producer, refiner, was born about 1830 in Canandaigua, N. Y. When he was admitted to partnership in the oil refining firm of Rockefeller, Andrews and Flagler of that city, his future was assured. The Standard Oil Co. succeeded the firm to which Mr. Flagler belonged, and he has been prominently identified with its management since its organization.
Flaig, Andrew
merchant, banker, was born Aug. 24, 1852, in Germany. He was the first mayor of the city of Colby, Wis., where he has held high positions in the public affairs of his county and state.
He is a successful merchant and banker, and interested in various business enterprises of his city.
Flanagan, James Winright
lawyer, jurist, congressman, United States senator, was born Sept. 5, 1805, in Albemarle, Va. He was a member of the state legislature in 1851 and 1852; and of the senate in 1855 and 1856. He was an elector in 1857; and a member of the state constitutional conventions of 1866 and 1868. He was elected to congress for the state at large in 1869; elected lieutenantgovernor in 1869; and was elected to the United States senate for the term commencing in 1870, and ending in 1875.
Flanagan, Webster
farmer, lawyer, legislator, was born Jan. 9, 1832, in Cloverport, Ky. In 1851 he was admitted to the bar; and at the beginning of the civil war was commissioned brigadiergeneral of volunteers in the confederate service. service. In 1865 he was appointed judge of the fifth judicial district of Texas. He was elected to the state constitutional convention in 1869; and two years later became lieutenant-governor of the state.
In 1875 he served as a member of the Texas state senate. He has been a delegate to the republican conventions of 1872, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, and 1896. In 1890 he was candidate for governor of Texas; and in 1891 was appointed collector of customs for El Paso, which position he resigned in 1893. During 1876-80 he was president of the Henderson and Overton Railroad company.
Flanders, Alvin
journalist, congressman, governor, was born in 1825 in Hopkinton, N. H. He took part in establishing the San Francisco Daily Times, with which he was connected until 1861.
Luring that year he was elected to the state legislature; spent two years in the United States branch mint; and in 1862 was appointed register of the Humboldt Bay Land office, which office he resigned.
He then removed to Washington territory, from which he was elected a delegate to the fortieth congress. In 1869 he was appointed governor of Washington territory.
Flanders, Benjamin Flanders
congressman, governor, was born Jan. 26, 1816, in Bristol, N. H. He became the editor of the Tropic newspaper of New Orleans; served as a member of the city government; was superintendent of a public school, and also of a railroad company. Towards the close of the year 1861 he was elected, under a new order of things, a representative from Louisiana to the thirty-seventh congress, taking his seat within a fortnight of its final adjournment; and in 1867 he was appointed, by military authority, governor of Louisiana. In 1870-73 he was mayor of New Orleans; and in 1873 was appointed United States treasurer of that city.
Flanders, Henry
lawyer, author, was born Feb. 13, 1826, in Plainfield, N. H.
He is a lawyer of Philadelphia; and the author of Maritime Law; The Law of Shipping; Lives of the United States Chief Justices (1858); Memoirs of Cumberland; Exposition of the United States Constitution; The Law of Fire Insurance; and Adventures of a Virginian.
Flandrau, Thomas Macomb
physician, was born July 8, 1826, in New York.
He settled in Rome, N. Y., in 1853, making specialties of surgery.
Flandraw, Charles E
jurist, was born in New York. He removed to Minnesota territory. He was appointed an associate justice of the United States court for that district.
Flannery, John
soldier, merchant, banker, was born Nov. 24, 1835, in Ireland. He served in the civil war and attained the rank of captain. He has been president of the Savannah Cotton exchange, and is president of the Southern bank of the state of Georgia. He is a leader in the cotton trade of the city of Savannah, Ga.
Flannigan, Harris
legislator, governor. He was for many years a leading man in the state of Arkansas; a member of the last constitutional convention; and was elected governor of the state in 1873. He died Oct. 23, 1874, in Arkadelphia.
Flash, Henry Lynden
soldier, poet, was born Jan. 20, 1835, in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1852 he graduated from the Western Military institute of Kentucky.
He served in the confederate service during the civil war as a volunteer aide on the staffs of Gen. Hardee and Gen. Wheeler. At the close of the war he edited The Confederate of Macon, Ga. During 1866- 86 he was engaged in business in New Orleans; and since 1887 has resided in Los Angeles, Cal. In 1860 he published a volume of poems; and has written extensively under the pen names of Lynden Eclair and Harry Flash.
Flavin, John T
educator, was born Sept. 19, 1850, in Watertown, Wis. He received the rudiments of his education in the public schools, and graduated from the Northwestern university. He has been county superintendent of schools of Dodge county, Wis., for a quarter of a century, without interruption, and is well known throughout the state as a successful educator. For seven years he has been president of the Wisconsin Teachers' Reading circle, and contributes extensively to current literature on educational topics.
Fleeger, George W
soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born March 13, 1839, in Butler county, Pa. He served in the union army as a lieutenant. He was a representative in the Pennsylvania legislature in 1871 and 1872; and in 1884, was elected a representative from Pennsylvania to the forty-ninth congress as a republican.
Fleet, Thomas
printer, journalist, was born Sept. 8, 1685, in England. He was the father of the celebrated Mother Goose Melodies. He was the editor and proprietor of The Boston Evening Post from 1733, which was conducted until 1757 by himself and two sons. He died July 21, 1758, in Boston, Mass.
Fleischhauer, Alfred M
merchant, state legislator, was born March 31, 1867, in Canada. He is a successful merchant of Reed City, Minn.; and during 1897-98 served with distinction as a member of the Michigan house of representatives. :
Fleischmann, Charles
merchant, manufacturer, state senator, was born Nov. 3, 1834, in Hungary. He originated the extensive establishment wnich manufactures Fleischmann's compressed yeast; is interested in numerous other business enterprises; and is the president of the Market National bank. In 1880 he was elected a member of the Ohio state senate; and in 1895 was re-elected to the same office.
Fleming, Andrew Magnus
lawyer, author, was born April 2, 1858, in Plymouth, Mass. He is a prominent lawyer of Delaware county, Iowa, and is the author of Joe Bowers; Captain Kiddle Wreckleback's Hotel; and Gleanings of a Tyro Bard.
Fleming, Aretas Brooks
lawyer, jurist, governor, was born Oct. 29, 1839, in Fairmont, W. Va. He was a member of the house of delegates of the West Virginia legislature in 1872, and again in 1875. During 1878- 89 he was judge of the judicial circuit court of West Virginia. He was elected governor of West Virginia, his term of office to commence March 4, 1889, but he did not get the office until Feb. 6, 1890, owing to the noted gubernatorial contest for the office before the legislature in 1889 and 1890, wherein he was contestant and General Nathan Goff was contestee. He served with distinction as governor until March 4, 1893. He is one of the leading lawyers of the south, and is interested in extensive coal mines in the upper Monongahela Valley.
Fleming, David C
educator, public officer, was born March 22, 1855, in Huntington, Ind. He was a farmer and teacher until 1883 in his native state, and then emigrated to Colorado. He has been county superintendent of schools and has filled numerous other public offices in Sterling, Col.
Fleming, Francis P
soldier, governor, was born Sept. 28, 1841, in Panama, Fla. He served in the civil war and attained the rank of first lieutenant. He was elected governor of Florida in 1888, and was inaugurated in 1889.
Fleming, John
printer. He was one of the publishers of the Boston Chronicle in 1767, the first paper that was published twice a week in New England.
Fleming, John
lawyer, was born June 1, 1842, in Ireland. In 1883 he was appointed by Governor Cleveland as district attorney of Queens county, N. Y., and was then elected to the same office for three years. He was again appointed to that office in 1887 by Governor Hill; and was subsequently elected twice to that position. He is one of the foremost criminal lawyers in the state of New York.
Fleming, Lucy Ward Randolph
author, poet, was born in 1847 in Brooklyn, N. Y. She is the author of Alice Withrow; and Talks to Little Missionaries; and since her youth has contributed articles of interest on foreign missions, church work and domestic duties.
Fleming, Mrs. May Agnes Early
author, was born in 1840 in New Brunswick. She was a prolific author of sensational romances, some of which were issued under the pseudonym of Cousin May Carleton. Among them are Guy Earlscourt's Wife; Lost for a Woman; and Pride and Passion. She died in 1880.